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The Economic Power of Hispanics

Panel objectives:

  • Understand the economic impact of the major demographic growth of Hispanics as recently published by the US Census and the increasing nature of this trend within the U.S.
  • Explore the economic impact of Hispanics within the political and social context of the U.S.
  • Explore the need for a new corporate paradigm as an opportunity for economic growth.  
  • Learn how to capitalize on the pivotal role the U.S. Hispanics play in the international relations between the U.S. and all the Spanish speaking countries.

Speakers:

 

  • José María Lassalle – Cultural spokesperson for the Grupo Popular (Conservative Party Spain)
  • Silvia Puente – Executive Director of the Latino Policy Forum
  • Kenneth McClintock Hernández – Puerto Rico Secretary of State
  • Javier Rupérez – Former Spain Ambasador to the US
  • Julio Ortega – Professor of Hispanic Studies at Brown University
  • Daniel P. Erikson - Senior advisor for policy in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State


Moderators:

  • Allert Brown-Gort - Associate director, institute for Latino Studies Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame

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